Expense Ratio History

FNSOX expense ratio history

Fidelity Short-Term Bond Index Fund

Fund company
Fidelity
Type
Index mutual fund

0.03%

In basis points
3 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$3
Prospectus dated
31 October 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%

Fee over time

FNSOX expense ratio: read at 0.03% on 31 Oct 2025.0.00%0.02%0.04%0.06%Oct 2017Mar 2019Aug 2020Jan 2022Jun 2023Nov 20240.03% on 31 Oct 2025
FNSOX expense ratio: read at 0.03% on 31 Oct 2025.0.00%0.02%0.04%0.06%Oct 2017Jul 2020Apr 20230.03% on 31 Oct 2025
Each dot is a prospectus filed with the SEC or a date we read the fee from a source. The fee hasn't changed between them.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 4 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
— — 0.14% — 16 Oct 2017
— — 0.06% — 16 Oct 2017
FNSOX (this page) Fidelity Short-Term Bond Index Fund 0.03% — 31 Oct 2025
— — 0.04% — 16 Oct 2017

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
31 Oct 2025 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2024 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2023 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2022 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2021 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2020 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Oct 2019 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-10-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Nov 2018 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-11-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
16 Oct 2017 0.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-10-16 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.03% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$39 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $16,241.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$3.07
3 years$9.69
5 years$17
10 years$39

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 9 prospectuses for this share class since 2017. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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